Causes of juvenile chickens not meeting standards:
Disease Factors
Chick adenogastritis, coccidiosis, mycotoxins, synovial arthritis diseases affect flock growth rate. Especially adenogastritis and synovial arthritis affect vitamin absorption and utilization, affect molting speed, thereby hindering flock growth.
Management Factors
Unreasonable flock density, no timely grouping. Hazards of juvenile chickens not meeting standards: Body weight and shank not meeting standards directly affect laying hens’ onset of lay time, climbing speed, and peak maintenance duration. Light weight, underdeveloped shank: Prone to prolapse at onset of lay, light egg weight, prone to paralyzed chickens.
Overweight
Many double-yolked eggs after onset of lay, high feed intake, high feed-egg ratio.drop syndrome, salmonellosis, E. coli disease, etc., making eggshells pale, uneven thickness, lighter color.